- Verses of the Senior Monks 4.3Theragāthā 4.3
- The Book of the FoursCatukkanipāta
- Chapter OnePaṭhamavagga
SabhiyaSabhiyattheragāthā
When others do not understand,“Pare ca na vijānanti, let us, who do understand this,mayamettha yamāmase; restrain ourselves in this regard;Ye ca tattha vijānanti, for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.tato sammanti medhagā.
And when those who don’t understandYadā ca avijānantā, behave as though they were immortal,iriyantyamarā viya; those who understand the DhammaVijānanti ca ye dhammaṁ, are like the healthy among the sick.āturesu anāturā.
Any lax act,Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ, any corrupt observance,saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ; or suspicious spiritual life,Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ, is not very fruitful.na taṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.
Whoever has no respectYassa sabrahmacārīsu, for their spiritual companionsgāravo nūpalabbhati; is as far from true DhammaĀrakā hoti saddhammā, as the firmament from the earth.nabhaṁ puthaviyā yathā”ti.